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A  MUNICIPAL  UNIVERSITY 

DEVOTED  TO 


THE  ADVANCEMENT  OF  LIBERAL  AND  TECHNICAL  LEARNING 
AND  TO  THE  SERVICE  OF  THE  PEOPLE 
OF  CINCINNATI 


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VIEW  NORTHEAST  OF  ALL  THE  UNIVERSITY  BUILDINGS 


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Charles  William  Dabney,  President 


THE  GRADUATE  SCHOOL,  for  advanced  study  in  non-profes¬ 
sional  courses.  Joseph  E.  Harry,  Dean. 

THE  McMICKEN  COLLEGE  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS,  general  under¬ 
graduate  courses.  Louis  T.  More,  Dean. 

External  classes  of  college  grade. 

Evening  classes  in  academic  subjects. 

THE  COLLEGE  FOR  TEACHERS,  a  professional  school. 

William  P.  Burris,  Dean. 

Four-year  courses  for  elementary  and  secondary  teachers. 
Course  for  teachers  of  art  in  co-operation  with  the  Art  Academy. 
Course  for  kindergartners  in  co-operation  with  the  Cincinnati 
Kindergarten  Training  School. 

THE  COLLEGE  OF  ENGINEERING,  Chemical,  Civil,  Electrical, 
Mechanical,  and  Metallurgical.  Herman  Schneider,  Dean. 

Regular  four-year  course. 

Co-operative  course. 

THE  COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE  (The  Ohio-Miami  Medical 
College  and  the  Clinical  and  Pathological  School  of  the  Cin¬ 
cinnati  Hospital).  Paul  G.  Woolley,  Dean. 

THE  COLLEGE  OF  COMMERCE.  Frederick  C.  Hicks,  Dean. 

THE  ASTRONOMICAL  OBSERVATORY. 

Jermain  G.  Porter,  Director. 

THE  LIBRARY.  Charles  A.  Read,  Librarian. 

THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  AND 
ATHLETICS.  Alfred  Brodbeck,  Director. 


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UNIVERSITY  BUILDINGS  FACING  CLIFTON  AVENUE 

Beyond  the  Van  Wormer  Library,  which  occupies  the  right  half  of  the  picture,  is  seen  McMicken 
Hall,  with  its  south  wing — Cunningham  Hall — and  its  north  wing — Hanna  Hall.  McMicken  Hall  was  the 
first  of  these  buildings  to  be  erected,  being  followed,  respectively,  by  Hanna  and  Cunningham  Halls  and  the 
Library,  named  after  their  donors,  Henry  Hanna,  Briggs  S.  Cunningham,  and  Asa  Van  Wormer.  This  group 
of  buildings  was  erected  between  the  years  1895-1900. 


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THE  CITY  OF  CINCINNATI,  because  of  its  many  libraries, 
museums,  and  art  galleries,  and  because  of  its  great  municipal, 
benevolent,  and  industrial  institutions,  offers  excellent  opportunities 
for  study. 

The  location  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati  in  Burnet  Woods 
Park,  on  a  high  hill,  near  the  geographical  center  of  the  city,  is  ideal. 
Clifton  Avenue,  upon  which  the  University  faces,  is  being  built  up 
with  public  institutions  which  will  make  this  hill  the  Acropolis  of 
Cincinnati.  Forty-three  acres  in  the  southern  end  of  Burnet  Woods 
form  the  campus  of  the  University,  and  a  beautiful  wooded  park 
of  150  acres  lies  back  of  this.  Eight  large  buildings,  costing  with 
their  equipment  over  one  million  dollars,  furnish  accommodations 
for  all  of  the  Colleges  except  the  Medical  College,  which  is  located 
on  the  McMicken  homestead  near  the  present  hospitals.  Some  of 
these  buildings  are  shown  in  the  accompanying  illustrations. 

The  endowment  of  the  University  now  amounts  to  $1,153,000. 
The  University  derives  its  chief  support,  however,  from  the  city. 
This  year  the  city  appropriated  a  total  of  $218,914.91  toward  the 
current  support  of  the  Institution.  The  total  annual  budget  for 
1912  is  $276,639.01.  Men  and  women  are  admitted  to  all  courses. 
In  1911-12,  the  total  number  of  students  was  1,400.  At  the  last 
Commencement  228  diplomas  were  bestowed  on  graduates,  including 
56  degrees  of  Doctor  of  Medicine,  3  degrees  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy, 
and  30  Master  of  Arts  degrees. 

Tuition  is  free  to  citizens  of  Cincinnati  in  the  College  of  Liberal 
Arts,  in  the  evening  classes,  and  in  the  College  for  Teachers ;  for 
non-residents  the  yearly  tuition  is  $75.  In  the  College  of  Engineer¬ 
ing  the  tuition  is  $75  for  regular  students  and  $50  for  co-operative 
students.  In  the  College  of  Medicine  the  tuition  is  $125  a  year. 
Information  concerning  laboratory  fees,  cost  of  room  and  board 
and  other  expenses,  will  be  found  in  the  announcements  of  the 
different  Colleges. 

A  number  of  fellowships  and  scholarships  are  available  for 
students.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  expenses  of  residents  of 
Cincinnati  are  little  more  than  nominal.  The  total  expenses  of 
non-resident  students  vary  from  $400  to  $600  per  year,  in  accordance 
with  courses  taken  and  scale  of  living. 


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ROTUNDA  AND  PERIODICAL  ROOM  OF  THE  VAN  WORMER  LIBRARY 

In  the  upper  view,  the  loan  desk  occupies  the  right  half  of  the  picture,  the 
doors  on  the  left  opening  into  the  Periodical  Room.  The  Library  houses  its  own 
collection  of  63,000  volumes  and  10,000  pamphlets,  as  well  as  the  collections  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science  and  of  the  Historical 
and  Philosophical  Society  of  Ohio,  amounting  to  24,000  volumes  and  68.000 
pamphlets.  The  Periodical  Room  contains  the  current  numbers  of  300  periodicals. 


A  MUNICIPAL  UNIVERSITY 


The  University  of  Cincinnati  is  universally  regarded  with 
special  interest  by  reason  of  its  unique  position  as  a  municipal 
institution.  Comparatively  few,  however,  realize  its  actual  sig¬ 
nificance  as  the  embodiment  of  the  highest  ideals  of  American 
democracy,  and  the  result  of  State  legislation  unparalleled  in  this 
or  any  other  country. 

In  contrast  to  institutions  resting  on  private  endowment  or  a 
sectarian  foundation,  the  University  of  Cincinnati  represents  the 
unselfish  efforts  of  a  great  number  of  citizens  for  the  public  welfare, 
and  its  purpose  and  aims  are  thus  characteristic  of  the  liberal  and 
democratic  spirit  of  the  pioneers  who  moulded  the  civilization  of 
the  Ohio  Valley.  As  early  as  1807,  only  four  years  after  Ohio  was 
admitted  to  the  Union  as  a  State,  an  act  was  passed  incorporating 
the  first  Cincinnati  College.  Its  development  thereafter  is  closely 
interwoven  with  the  growth  of  the  city.  In  1814,  the  Cincinnati 
Lancaster  Seminary  was  organized  by  a  number  of  public-spirited 
citizens.  In  1819,  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio  received  its  charter, 
and,  in  1833,  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  was  founded,  at  a  time  when 
there  were  but  three  other  law  schools  in  the  United  States.  In 
1842,  the  Cincinnati  Astronomical  Society  was  formed  and  an 
Observatory  built  and  equipped  by  public  subscription,  an  un¬ 
paralleled  instance  of  the  devotion  of  the  people  of  an  American 
municipality  to  the  interests  of  science.  The  Observatory  is  now 
a  part  of  the  University.  The  United  States  Weather  Bureau  was 
the  child  of  this  Observatory.  The  first  weather  maps  ever  issued 
were  prepared  by  Professor  Cleveland  Abbe  and  published  by  the 
Cincinnati  Observatory  in  1869.  Professor  Abbe  took  these  plans 
from  here  to  Washington,  where  the  United  States  Weather  Bureau, 
the  first  and  still  the  greatest  institution  of  its  kind  in  the  world, 
was  established  in  1873. 

In  1858,  the  endowment  of  Charles  McMicken  made  it  possible 
to  co-ordinate  these  efforts,  and  under  the  State  act  of  1870,  “to 
enable  cities  of  the  first  class  to  aid  and  promote  education,”  the 
University  of  Cincinnati  was  incorporated.  This  act  was  only  one 
of  the  many  legislative  provisions  originating  in  the  General  Assem¬ 
bly  of  Ohio,  which  have  developed  into  a  municipal  University  code, 
holding  a  unique  place  in  American  legal  annals.  In  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  Ohio,  1904,  a  municipal  university  is  defined,  and  pro¬ 
vision  made  for  its  administration. 


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THE  PHYSICAL  LABORATORY  IN  CUNNINGHAM  HALL 


With  the  growth  of  the  city  and  community  there  came  a  deeper 
realization  on  the  part  of  the  citizens  of  Cincinnati  of  the  necessity 
of  providing  for  the  educational  problem  presented  by  the  drift  of 
population  to  our  great  cities.  In  accordance  with  enabling  legisla¬ 
tion  on  the  part  of  the  State,  the  city  next  began  to  tax  herself  for 
the  support  of  the  institution,  thus  marking  the  conversion  of  the 
University  into  an  actual  municipal  institution. 

In  response  to  this  call  to  public  service,  the  University  has 
made  consistent  successful  efforts  to  fulfill  the  obligations  of  its 
special  mission.  Co-operation  has  become  the  keynote  of  Uni¬ 
versity  activities,  this  term  being  defined  as  “the  plan  for  using  all 
existing  local  establishments,  whether  public  schools,  factories, 
hospitals,  social  settlements,  museums,  libraries,  zoological  gardens, 
water  works,  gas  and  electric  plants,  and  street  railways,  in  the 
training  of  men  and  women  for  practical  life  and  service.”  “Train¬ 
ing  in  real  life  for  real  life”  is  this  University’s  educational  doctrine 
and  “Co-operation  in  Service”  its  ideal. 

The  University  of  Cincinnati  has  made  rapid  progress  in  recent 
years,  especially  in  the  development  of  its  courses  and  in  the  im¬ 
provement  of  its  buildings  and  equipment.  In  eight  years  the 
value  of  the  productive  endowment  has  increased  42  per  cent;  the 
income  from  the  productive  endowment  has  increased  46  per  cent, 
from  tuition  and  fees,  207  per  cent,  and  from  the  city,  101  per  cent, 
making  the  total  increase  in  income  about  124  per  cent.  The 
instructional  staff  has  increased,  during  this  time,  90  per  cent,  and 
the  attendance,  120  per  cent. 

ADMISSION 

Admission  to  the  Colleges  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Engineering 
and  to  the  College  for  Teachers  is  by  certificate  from  accredited 
high  schools  or  by  examinations  covering  sixteen  units,  two  con¬ 
ditions  only  being  allowed. 

For  admission  to  the  Graduate  School  the  bachelor’s  diploma 
from  a  recognized  college  is  required. 

For  admission  to  the  Medical  College,  high  school  graduation 
and  college  preparation  in  chemistry,  physics,  and  biology,  with 
laboratory,  and  a  language,  are  required. 

For  special  announcements  of  the  various  departments  and  for 
detailed  information,  address  the  Deans  of  the  different  Colleges,  or 
The  Secretary  of  Admissions 
University  of  Cincinnati 
Cincinnati,  Ohio 


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McMICICEN  HALL 

An  interior  view  of  the  main  entrance  hall  with  a  glimpse  of  the  Audi¬ 
torium  through  the  open  doors.  McMicken  Hall  was  the  first  building  erected 
in  Burnet  Woods  and  is  the  center  of  undergraduate  life. 


THE  GREEK  ART  ROOM  IN  McMICKEN  HALL 

This  room  contains  reproductions  of  the  most  famous  works  of  Greek  art 
which  serve  as  illustrative  material  for  lectures  given  before  the  students  in 
the  Greek  art  class. 


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THE  GRADUATE  SCHOOL 


The  Graduate  School  offers  courses  leading  to  the  degrees  of 
Master  of  Arts  and  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy.  Advanced  courses 
and  opportunities  for  research  are  provided  in  the  Departments  of 
Anatomy,  Astronomy,  Botany,  Bacteriology  and  Pathology,  Chem¬ 
istry,  Economics,  Education,  English  Language  and  Literature, 
Geology  and  Geography,  German,  Greek,  History,  Latin,  Mathe¬ 
matics  (pure  and  applied),  Philosophy,  Physics,  Physiology,  Political 
and  Social  Science,  Psychology,  Romance  Languages,  and  Zoology. 
Laboratory  facilities  are  available  in  all  of  these  subjects,  and 
students  have  access  to  several  libraries  in  the  city,  including  the 
University  Library  of  69,500  volumes. 

Competent  students  holding  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  some¬ 
times  complete  the  requirements  for  the  Master’s  degree  in  one 
year.  The  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  is  given  to  students 
who  pursue  at  least  three  years  of  resident  work  at  the  University, 
who  present  a  satisfactory  thesis  and  pass  a  final  examination  in 
one  major  and  two  minor  subjects. 

The  character  of  work  done  in  the  Graduate  School  may  b'e 
studied  in  a  pamphlet  giving  a  list  of  the  publications  from  this 
School,  and  in  the  special  announcement  which  will  be  forwarded 
upon  application. 

THE  McMICKEN  COLLEGE  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS 

The  McMicken  College  of  Liberal  Arts  affords  many  curricula 
for  students  desiring  general  culture  or  opportunities  for  sub¬ 
professional  training.  Various  groups  of  courses  give  ample  oppor¬ 
tunity  for  those  expecting  to  take  up  business  callings,  such  as  law, 
medicine,  teaching,  or  engineering.  Students  are  advised  to  take 
at  least  a  partial  course  of  liberal  training  before  beginning  their 
professional  training.  Physical  training  during  two  years  is  required 
of  all  undergraduate  students.  Opportunities  are  also  provided  for 
training  in  public  speaking. 


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THE  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY  IN  CUNNINGHAM  HALL 


EVENING  COURSES 


In  response  to  a  growing  demand  on  the  part  of  graduates  of 
the  Night  High  Schools  and  of  others  who  recognize  the  benefits 
to  be  derived  from  systematic  study  even  after  one  has  entered 
upon  his  life’s  work,  the  University  in  1912  decided  to  hold  some 
of  its  regular  liberal  arts  classes  in  the  evening. 

The  courses  to  be  given  in  the  evening  include  a  variety  of 
subjects  representing  nearly  all  the  regular  departments  of  the 
College  of  Liberal  Arts.  They  have  been  selected  with  special 
reference  to  the  needs  of  two  classes:  (1)  those  who  expect  in 
time  to  be  able  to  complete  the  regular  requirements  for  a  degree; 
(2)  those  who  desire  only  to  broaden  their  outlook  in  certain 
directions,  or  perhaps  to  render  their  regular  vocation  more  efficient 
by  a  line  of  study  bearing  directly  upon  it. 

THE  COLLEGE  FOR  TEACHERS 

The  College  for  Teachers  is  under  the  joint  management  of 
the  City  Board  of  Education  and  the  University.  The  Board  of 
Education  gives  the  use  of  four  schools,  changed  each  year,  for 
the  practical  training  of  teachers  for  elementary,  secondary,  and 
normal  schools,  and  for  special  branches  of  school  work.  The 
Liberal  Arts  College,  the  Art  Academy,  and  the  Kindergarten 
Training  School  co-operate  in  the  programs  for  school  teachers,  art 
teachers,  and  kindergartners. 

The  four-year  courses  for  elementary  and  secondary  school 
teachers  are  made  up  of  two  years  of  work  in  Liberal  Arts  followed 
by  two  years  of  professional  study  and  training  in  the  College  for 
Teachers,  and  lead  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  Education. 
Graduates  of  this  College  are  placed  on  the  preferred  list  for 
appointment  in  the  Cincinnati  Schools  without  further  examination 
except  in  the  theory  and  practice  of  teaching,  and  with  salaries 
averaging  $150  more  a  year  than  those  paid  other  new  teachers. 
Courses  under  other  faculties  may  be  pursued  by  the  students  of 
this  College,  so  that  work  in  it  may  count  towards  the  regular 
Bachelor  of  Arts  or  Master  of  Arts  degree.  The  School  has  the 
use  of  all  the  regular  laboratories  of  the  University.  The  Zoological 
Garden,  a  bird  reserve  park,  and  a  school  garden,  add  to  the  facilities 
for  nature  study. 


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THE  ENGINEERING  BUILDING 

The  Engineering  Building  is  260  feet  long  and  170  feet  deep.  It  is  built  of  ferro-concrete,  with 
brick  and  terra  cotta  exterior,  and  is  fireproof  throughout. 


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THE  COLLEGE  OF  ENGINEERING 


Believing  that  the  practice  of  engineering  could  only  be  learned 
in  the  actual  works  and  that  the  University’s  function  was  to  teach 
the  theory  co-ordinately  with  the  practice,  the  Engineering  College 
in  1906  instituted  Co-operative  Courses  combining  the  theory  and 
practice  of  engineering.  In  these  courses  students  work  alternate 
weeks  and  fortnights  in  machine  shops,  foundries,  electrical  shops, 
and  with  railroad  construction  and  traction  companies.  The  students 
are  divided  into  two  sections  which  alternate  with  each  other,  one 
section  being  in  school,  while  the  other  is  doing  practical  work. 
The  University  courses  comprehend  the  scientific,  technical,  and 
cultural  subjects  of  the  usual  four-year  courses.  The  new  labora¬ 
tories  of  the  Engineering  College  are  thoroughly  equipped  for 
scientific  investigation  in  all  the  departments. 

The  practical  work  is  planned  to  give  a  thorough  course,  begin¬ 
ning  with  the  simple  labor  of  actually  doing  things  and  going  on  to 
and  including  the  more  complex  advanced  work  of  engineering 
practice.  For  example,  a  young  man  desiring  to  become  a  railroad 
engineer,  begins  work  as  a  laborer  on  a  track  gang ;  he  remains 
on  this  until  he  is  competent  himself  to  direct  the  work  of  the 
gang,  after  which  he  goes  to  the  bridge-carpenter  gang.  Following 
this  he  is  transferred  to  a  bridge  shop  to  learn  fabrication.  He 
then  goes  back  to  the  railroad  on  ferro-concrete  work  and  switch 
and  signal  work.  After  a  short  time  in  the  motive-power  depart¬ 
ments,  he  finally  reaches  the  engineering  department.  In  mechanical 
engineering,  a  student  goes  through  much  the  same  apprenticeship 
as  the  machinist,  with  foundry  work  in  addition.  In  his  latter 
years,  he  also  goes  into  the  engineering  department.  Through  a 
system  of  co-ordination  by  special  instructors,  who  visit  the  shops 
weekly  where  the  students  are  at  work,  the  theoretical  and  practical 
departments  are  brought  into  close  connection. 

Student  apprentices  are  paid  for  their  work  at  the  prevailing 
commercial  rate  paid  any  other  person  doing  the  same  class  of  work. 
There  is  a  minimum  scale  of  wages,  however,  beginning  at  10  cents 
per  hour  and  increasing  1  cent  per  hour  every  six  months. 

The  Co-operative  Course  is  five  years  in  length  and  operates 
eleven  months  of  the  year.  The  University  has  a  regular  four- 
year  course  also. 


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A  BIRD’S-EYE  VIEW  OF  THE  NEW  CINCINN  ATI  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  AS  IT  WILL.  APPEAR  WHEN  COMPLETED 

The  buildings  in  this  plan  face  Burnet  Avenue  and  cover  an  area  of  twenty-seven  acres.  Only  a  few  of  them  will  be  erected  at  present, 
additions  being  made  as  needed.  It  is  estimated  that  enough  ground  has  been  secured  to  accommodate  all  the  buildings  needed  for  a  hundred 
years  to  come.  It  is  a  fifteen  minutes  walk  from  the  Hospital  to  the  University. 


THE  COLLEGE  OF  MEDICINE 


Cincinnati  has  always  been  a  great  medical  teaching  center. 
The  reputation  of  her  physicians  and  the  excellent  facilities  afforded 
by  her  admirable  hospitals  attracted  many  students  to  the  several 
proprietary  medical  schools.  These  schools  have  now  all  been 
merged  into  the  one  University  Medical  College,  which  has  the 
support  of  the  entire  medical  profession  and  the  co-operation  of 
the  city  and  its  hospitals.  The  impulse  thus  given  to  medical  science 
is  taking  form  in  a  great  new  City  Hospital  now  being  erected 
near  the  University  at  a  cost  of  approximately  $4,000,000.  Among 
the  buildings  of  this  Hospital  is  a  laboratory  and  museum  building 
which  will  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Department  of  Pathology 
and  Bacteriology  of  the  Medical  College.  The  Board  of  Health 
also  co-operates  with  the  College  in  training  its  students  after  a 
plan  similar  to  the  Co-operative  Course  for  engineers. 

The  Faculty  of  the  Medical  College  is  now  made  up  of  scientific 
men  who  give  all  their  time  to  instruction  in  the  fundamental 
branches  and  to  laboratory  work,  and  of  lecturers  and  clinicians 
selected  from  the  medical  profession  of  Cincinnati.  The  course 
of  study  covers  four  years.  The  first  two  years  are  devoted  chiefly 
to  laboratory  work  in  the  fundamental  sciences,  and  the  last  two 
chiefly  to  clinical  work  in  the  several  hospitals.  Graduates  receive 
appointments  through  competitive  examinations  to  interneships  in 
the  leading  hospitals  of  Cincinnati  and  vicinity. 


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CONTAGIOUS  GROUP  OF  THE  NEW  CINCINNATI  GENERAL  HOSPITAL 

This  group  consists  of  a  three-story  administration  and  service  building,  a 
two-story  observation  building,  three  two-story  pavilions  for  contagious  diseases, 
and  one  disinfection  station. 


VIEW  OF  THE  NEW  HOSPITAL  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  COURSE 
OF  CONSTRUCTION 


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THE  COLLEGE  OF  COMMERCE 


The  College  of  Commerce  has  been  organized  for  the  purpose 
of  providing  opportunity  for  higher  commercial  education.  It  was 
established  in  1906  as  a  separate  institution,  largely  the  outgrowth 
of  evening  classes  held  under  the  patronage  of  the  Cincinnati 
Chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of  Banking,  and  became  a  part 
of  the  University  in  1912. 

The  College  offers  courses  in  commerce,  finance,  accounting, 
and  commercial  law  and  business  administration,  which  are  given 
for  the  present  in  the  evening.  It  is  open  to  all  who  are  qualified 
to  profit  by  its  facilities.  It  is  now  recognized  that  one’s  achieve¬ 
ment  of  success  in  a  business  career  is  greatly  aided  by  learning 
what  the  experience  of  others  has  to  teach.  The  saving  of  waste 
is  an  important  element  in  modern  industry,  and  it  is  in  keeping 
with  this  idea  that  the  wasteful  method  which  requires  business 
men  to  learn  everything  anew  for  themselves  is  giving  place  to  a 
system  which  aims  to  provide  opportunity  for  each  generation  to 
know  the  results  of  the  efforts  of  preceding  generations,  thereby 
enabling  it  to  start  somewhat  in  advance  of  where  its  predecessor 
did  and  so  attain  larger  results.  There  are,  of  course,  many  phases 
of  business  which  every  man  must  learn  for  himself,  but  business 
experience  has  developed  principles  and  methods  of  procedure 
which  can  be  taught.  Moreover,  these  principles  and  methods  have 
become  so  far  standardized  as  to  constitute  a  useful  foundation 
upon  which  to  build  the  experience  of  the  individual. 

As  it  is  highly  advantageous  in  preparing  for  a  commercial 
career  to  follow  a  systematic  and  intensive  course,  the  College  offers 
a  carefully  arranged  curriculum  leading  to  graduation,  but  its  classes 
are  open  also  to  those  who  desire  instruction  along  special  lines 
only.  Indeed,  all  whose  training,  either  in  a  preparatory  school 
or  in  actual  business,  is  such  as  to  enable  them  to  utilize  profitably 
the  advantages  of  the  College  are  invited  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  work  it  offers. 


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CLASS  DAY,  MAY  31,  1912 

A  view  of  the  members  of  the  Senior  class  marching  to 
the  campus  for  class-day  exercises  accompanied  on  either  side 
by  the  girls  of  the  Junior  class  carrying  the  ivy  chain. 


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STUDENT  LIFE 


Student  life  among  the  men  centers  in  the  gymnasium  and 
that  of  the  women  in  the  women’s  hall.  They  are  further  organized 
in  many  departmental  clubs  and  societies,  some  of  the  more  im¬ 
portant  being  the  Debating  Council,  the  Men’s  Glee  and  Mandolin 
Club,  the  Women’s  Glee  Club,  the  History  Club,  the  Literary  Society, 
composed  of  young  women,  the  Speaker’s  Club,  an  oratorical  and 
debating  society  composed  of  young  men,  the  Blue  Hydra,  an 
association  devoted  to  the  study  of  biology,  the  Chemical  Journal 
Club,  the  Student  Section  of  the  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers, 
and  the  Student  Section  of  the  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers. 
The  University  Club  is  composed  of  representatives  from  the  student 
clubs,  from  the  fraternities,  and  from  the  four  classes.  A  tribunal 
for  self-government  exists  in  the  College  of  Engineering.  The 
Woman  Student's  League  provides  lecturers  to  address  the  women 
of  the  University.  The  Athletic  Association,  made  up  of  students 
and  members  of  the  faculty,  controls  the  business  of  inter-collegiate 
athletics.  A  Musical  Association  directs  the  business  of  the  Glee 
Clubs.  Another  association  publishes  the  University  News. 

The  student  body  of  the  University  is  a  most  representative 
one,  a  recent  canvass  showing  that  the  parents  of  the  students 
follow  all  kinds  of  occupations  and  professions.  The  number  of 
students  who  work  for  self-support — both  men  and  women — is  un¬ 
usually  large,  and  the  student  who  works  is  often  a  leader  in 
athletics,  scholarship,  or  social  life.  The  spirit  of  democracy  fosters 
this  condition  and  measures  a  man’s  worth  not  by  his  position  in 
the  outside  world,  but  by  his  work  and  service  in  the  University 
and  to  his  fellow-students. 


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MAIN  LABORATORY,  ENGINEERING  BUILDING,  LOOKING  NORTH 


LECTURE  ROOM  IN  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  GEOLOGY 


PSYCHOLOGICAL  LABORATORY  IN 
McMICKEN  HALL 


CEMENT  LABORATORY  IN  THE 
ENGINEERING  BUILDING 


CEMENT  LABORATORY  IN  THE 
ENGINEERING  BUILDING 


A  DRAWING  ROOM  IN  THE  ENGINEER¬ 
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THE  GYMNASIUM 

The  Gymnasium  is  78  feet  by  115  feet,  exterior  measurements,  with  a  projection  in  front  110  feet 
wide  by  an  average  depth  of  25  feet.  The  Gymnasium  hall  proper  is  75  feet  by  110  feet  and  is  fully 
equipped  with  apparatus  and  a  running  track  of  19  laps  to  the  mile.  The  building  also  contains  a 
trophy  room  30  by  35  feet,  and  sparring,  wrestling,  and  fencing  rooms,  two  office  rooms  for  the  director,  a 
large  reception  room,  a  cloak  and  hat  room,  and  an  apparatus  room.  Locker  rooms  with  shower  baths  are 
provided  for  both  the  home  and  visiting  teams.  The  basement  floor  is  supplied  with  a  swimming  pool 
25  by  60  feet.  The  main  locker  room,  60  by  110  feet,  with  a  20-foot  ceiling,  has  a  capacity  for  2,400 
lockers. 


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INTERIOR  OF  THE  GYMNASIUM 


THE  POWER  PLANT 

The  Power  Plant  produces  current  for  all  lights  and  power  and  furnishes 
steam  for  heating.  It  is  supplied  with  three  300-horsepower  Sterling  water- 
tube  boilers,  nine  hundred  horsepower  in  all.  One  of  these  boilers  is  con¬ 
structed  for  a  pressure  of  225  pounds  per  square  inch  and  is  provided  with 
meters  and  pumps  to  be  used  for  experiments. 

The  engine  room  contains  two  Skinner  engines,  direct  connected  to 
Triumph  generators,  aggregating  about  400  horsepower.  Current  is  generated 
at  2,300  volts,  three  phase,  alternating,  and  is  transformed  at  the  various 
buildings  on  the  campus.  Beside  the  usual  switchboard  instruments,  automatic 
recorders  give  continuous  lighting  and  power  records.  The  floor  space  in 
engine  and  boiler  rooms  and  the  chimney  are  sufficient  for  twice  the  number 
of  machines  now  installed.  A  tunnel  seven  feet  wide  and  seven  and  one-half 
feet  high  connects  the  power  plant  with  the  other  buildings. 


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INTERIOR  OF  POWER  PLANT 


LECTURE  ROOM  IN  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ELECTRICAL 
ENGINEERING 


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The  field  is  607  feet  by  560  feet,  and  is  laid  out,  graded,  drained,  and  sodded  in  the  best  manner,  and  has  a  baseball 
diamohd,  a  football  field,  and  a  quarter-mile  track.  There  is  also  a  120-yard  straightaway  course 
24  feet  wide.  An  appropriation  has  been  made  to  erect  a  stadium. 


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SCENE  IN  BURNET  WOODS 

View  of  path  and  bridge  in  Burnet  Woods  leading  from  the  lake  to  the  University. 


